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Very pretty campus, Jammie. We have really been having the wind here lately. Those pictures above yours looked sooo cold. Hope your weather is going to be mild this winter.  |
Peggy, I hope so, too.  Yes, I've noticed that it's been windy down there and believe it or not, it's been warmer up here the past few days then it has been in your area.
Robyn, I understand exactly what you're saying about the wind looking familiar. It blows SO often here and I understand it's cause we're in an area where fronts generally collide. 
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11-06-2007, 04:22 PM
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Thanks to everyone for the photos!
The photos Snowbunny76 posted are gorgeous, I'm wondering where each photo was taken? If it was the "Black Hills" area, do you happen to remember the towns they are closest to?
I've kind of clicked on pages at random in this link, so I'm particularly interested in photos on pages 8 and 9.
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11-07-2007, 06:53 PM
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Artfull-Thang,
Thanks for the compliments on the photos.
Pictures on Page 8:
1. Trail leading to Roughlock Falls. (the trail starts at the edge of the parking lot of the Spearfish Canyon Lodge at Savoy)
2. Taken from the parking lot of the Spearfish Canyon Lodge.
3. In Spearfish Canyon
4. Taken from the backside of the Latchstring Restaurant at Savoy.
5. Trail which follows Rapid Creek, near Silver City. We saw a rattlesnake on this trail!
6. Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park
Page 9:
1. In Spearfish Canyon
2. Campground on Spearfish Creek. (The final scene of "Dances with Wolves" was filmed about 1/4 mile from where this photo was taken)
3. Hannah Creek at the Hannah Creek Campground near Cheyenne Crossing.
4. Spearfish Creek (in Spearfish Canyon)
5. Road leading to the campground pictured above.
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11-07-2007, 07:28 PM
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A few more photos taken in the Black Hills the last week of Sept. '07.
Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park
Taken along the Needles Hwy. in Custer State Park
Taken along the Needles Hwy. in Custer State Park
In Spearfish Canyon
In Spearfish Canyon
Spearfish Canyon Falls near Savoy |
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11-07-2007, 11:38 PM
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Great Pictures Snowbunny!
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11-10-2007, 12:06 AM
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Please excuse my failed attempts above...  
Here are some photos of my hometown, Rapid City. I got bored one day and decided to drive around.
Harney Peak from South Rapid City
Downtown Rapid City from North Street
And we wonder why tourists get lost...
Rapid City Regional Hospital
Harney Peak from Fountain Springs
Businesses in Fountain Springs area
New Hotels in Rapid Valley
Financial and Telecom District in Rapid Valley
Building "Suburbs" in South Rapid City
Harney Peak overshadowing Southeast Rapid City
Westside Rapid City from Carriage Hills
A Closer Look at West Rapid City |
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11-10-2007, 03:20 PM
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Danny, thank you for posting "Hills" pics. It is SO nice out there. Is it because it's late in the season or is your area still in a bit of a drought? I know it had been going on for the previous seven years, but thought you got quite a bit of rain this past summer. It used to be absolutely lush out there and it looks like the grass is still suffering a bit.
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11-10-2007, 06:04 PM
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Danny, thank you for posting "Hills" pics. It is SO nice out there. Is it because it's late in the season or is your area still in a bit of a drought? I know it had been going on for the previous seven years, but thought you got quite a bit of rain this past summer. It used to be absolutely lush out there and it looks like the grass is still suffering a bit. |
I think the grass seems to be brown because I took those pictures in early October when things began to dry up. We did get quite a bit of rain at the beginning of this summer, but then we got those RECORD BREAKING temperatures that diminished any hope of fertile green grass.
Western South Dakota, and especially the Black Hills, is very arid compared to most any other part of the state. Hence all of the forest fires we receive. There have been a few controlled burn lately, so I hope fire is not a problem like it has been in the past. |
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11-10-2007, 08:44 PM
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Nice pics of Rapid City, Danny!
I don't have many scenery pics. So here are some pics of one of my cars with some Black Hills beauty as a backdrop.
Pactola Reservoir .. believe this is where Rapid City get it's water supply...it's very big, the pic doesn't show that well. There was a town here before the reservoir..
Profile of Washington at Mt Rushmore...
The 2007 Sturgis Mustang Rally...bet you thought all Strugis did was motorcycle rallies....lol! You can faintly see the mountain peaks on the horizon....
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11-10-2007, 09:09 PM
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Nice 'Stang traveler!
I think it is interesting how in your Pactola picture, you can see how high the water used to be by the line going acroos the rocks in the foreground. I fell through the ice on Pactola when I was about 12 years old. I fell by the Marina. It isn't even covered by water today...
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